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Fulbright Finland Grantees 2016-2017

Finnish Grantees

Click the map and see where our Finnish Fulbrighters are located in the U.S each year.

ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Senior Scholars

for post-doctoral research

Palonen, PauliinaHorticultural ScienceBreeding for Improved Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality in Rubus Berries – Color Stability and Anthocyanin Content in Various Raspberry GenotypesUniversity of HelsinkiCornell University, NYThe grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki10 months, beginning September 2016

Wittfooth, SaaraClinical Lab SciencesEvaluating Free PAPP-A as a Risk Marker of Cardiac EventsUniversity of TurkuBoston Children's Hospital, MAThe grant is cost-shared with University of Turku5 months, beginning January 2017

Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Senior Scholar Program: 2

Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program

for scholars and professionals to lecture at U.S. institutions for one semester or academic year

ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Junior Scholars

for post-doctoral research

Kärki, KimiCultural HistoryImagine the Superman: A History of Transhumanist Popular CultureUniversity of TurkuCase Western Reserve University, OHThe grant is cost-shared with University of Turku6 months, beginning January 2017

Nieminen, TiinaMolecular MedicineThe Roles of MYC-Regulated Long Non-Coding RNAs in CancerUniversity of Eastern Finland, KuopioCity of Hope Duarte - Beckman Research Institute, CAThe grant is cost-shared with University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio12 months, beginning August 2016

Rantanen, SaijaleenaMusic HistoryMusic Culture of Finnish Emigrants in the USA and Canada from the 1890s to the 1930sUniversity of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius AcademyUniversity of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center and Archives, MN4 weeks, beginning August 2016

Matala, SaaraHistoryFinlandization of Shipbuilding - The Cold War and Industrial Transformation in a Small CountryAalto UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology, MAThe grant is cost-shared with Aalto University7 months, beginning September 2016

Ovaska, AnnaFinnish LiteratureDivided Minds and Worlds of Illness: Narrating Madness in Finnish Modernist LiteratureUniversity of HelsinkiColumbia University, NYThe grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki6 months, beginning November 2016

Pöyliö, HetaSociologyEducation, Occupation and Family - The Role of Institutions in Intergenerational TransmissionsUniversity of TurkuStanford University, CAThe grant is cost-shared with University of Turku6 months, beginning September 2016

Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows Program: 5

ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grants

for graduate studies and doctoral research

Hakoköngäs, EemeliVisual studies and Social PsychologyNon-degree studies in Museums & Digital Culture graduate programUniversity of HelsinkiPratt Institute, NYThe grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki9 months, beginning August 2016

Kuivala, PetraTheologyIdentity and Development of the Catholic Church in Revolutionary Cuba, 1959-1986University of HelsinkiFlorida International University, FLASLA-Fulbright Alumni Ambassadorial Award 201611 months, beginning August 2016

Manninen, MikaExercise PsychologyCompleting a Doctoral degree in Sport Pedagogy in the U.S.University of JyväskyläUniversity of Georgia, GA9 months, beginning August 2016

Peltonen, AleksiLawCompleting a Master's Degree in Law in the U.S.University of HelsinkiNew York University, NYThe grant is cost-shared with the University of Helsinki4 months, beginning January 2017

Pitkänen, SiljaGeneral HistoryChildren in Soviet and German Propaganda Photographs of the 1930sUniversity of JyväskyläUniversity of California, Berkeley, CAThe grant is cost-shared with University of Jyväskylä11 months, beginning August 2016

Pyhäranta, Meri-KatriinaEnergy LawShale Gas Regulation in the United States: A Model to Follow or Rather to Avoid in the European UnionUniversity of Eastern Finland, JoensuuUniversity of Texas at Austin, TXThe grant is cost-shared with University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu9 months, beginning August 2016

Siniauer, PauliinaFood JournalismCompleting a Master's degree in Journalism in the U.S.Diaconia University of Applied SciencesThe City University of New York, NY9 months, beginning August 2016

Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant Program: 7

Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistants

for Finnish teaching and graduate study. Program in cooperation with CIMO, the Centre for International Mobility, operating under the Finnish Ministry of Education.

Soininen, SusannaHistory, Social StudiesHistorical Thinking and Multi-Literacy: The Use of Primary Sources As a Part of Learning ProcessesJyväskylän Lyseon lukioIndiana University, Bloomington, IN4 months, beginning August 2016

Total grantees for Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program: 2

Study of the U.S. Institute for Scholars

Sihvonen, Hanna-MiinaStudy of the U.S. Institute on U.S. National Security PolicymakingSecurity PolicymakingMinistry of InteriorUniversity of Delaware, DE1,5 months, beginning January 2017

Ikkala, JussiStudy of the U.S. Institute for Scholars on Religious Pluralism in the U.S.Religious Education University of Helsinki Temple University, PA 6 weeks, beginning June 2017

Lonka, HarrietStudy of the U.S. Institute for Scholars on American Politics and Political ThoughtLegislative Studies University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, MA 6 weeks, beginning June 2017

Martikainen, TimoStudy of the U.S. Institute for Scholars on U.S. Culture and SocietyEducationUniversity of Eastern Finland, Joensuu New York University, NY 6 weeks, beginning June 2017

Total grantees for Study of the U.S. Institute for Scholars: 4

Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders from Europe

summer programs for youth leaders

Ahokas, Inari Social EntrepreneurshipBusiness Administration Savonia University of Applied Sciences University of Tennessee, TN 5 weeks, beginning June 2017

Kangas, Aino Environmental IssuesGeography and Environment Policy University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu University of Oregon, OR 5 weeks, beginning June 2017

Salo, Konsta Environmental IssuesCivil Engineering Tampere University of Technology University of Oregon, OR 5 weeks, beginning June 2017

Total grantees for Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders: 3

U.S. Grantees

Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program

for lecturing and research in higher education institutions in Finland

Broussard, JohnFulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and EconomicsFinanceMultiple Share Class Characteristics and Stock Market Behavior in FinlandRutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJHanken School of Economics5 months, beginning August 2016

Ghosh, AlokeFulbright-Aalto University Distinguished ChairFinanceBanks, Monitoring and Audit QualityBaruch College, The City University of New York, NYAalto University9 months, beginning June 2016 (multiple visits during June 15, 2016 and August 31, 2017)

Lee, Ruby PuiwanFulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and EconomicsMarketingIs Frugal Innovation a Solution for Nordic Firms to Maintain Their Global Competitiveness?Florida State University, FLHanken School of Economics7 months, beginning December 2016Fulbright Inter-Country Travel Grant to University of Lisbon, Portugal

Miller, PatrickFulbright Bicentennial Chair in American StudiesHistory and American StudiesAfrican American History and Race Relations: The LONG Civil Rights MovementNortheastern Illinois University, ILUniversity of Helsinki9 months, beginning August 2016Fulbright Inter-Country Travel Grant to University of Heidelberg, GermanyFulbright Inter-Country Travel Grant to Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, GermanyFulbright Inter-Country Travel Grant to Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria

Moe, KielFulbright-Aalto University Distinguished ChairArchitecture“Wood Urbanism” From the Molecular to the TerritorialHarvard University, MAAalto University5 months, beginning August 2016

Stock, JamesFulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and EconomicsMarketingSupply Chain Sustainability: A Collaborative Partnership to Identify Best Practices in Finnish OrganizationsUniversity of South Florida, FLHanken School of Economics6 months, Flex grant for academic years 2016-2018 (August-November 2016)

Sivak, EdwardMedicineCost Comparisons in Healthcare: A Benchmarking Collaborative Between Finland and the United StatesCase Western Reserve University, OHAalto University4 months, Flex grant for academic years 2015-2017 (September-November 2016)

Total grantees for Core Fulbright Scholar Program: 7

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Those in the U.S. Student Program will be in Finland at least for 1 academic year.

Beitz, RyanFulbright-CIMO GrantsPhilosophyOur Cities, Our Bodies: Finnish Conceptions of the BodyLoyola Marymount University, CAAalto University and University of Helsinki

Chajed, AvantiFulbright-University of Turku Graduate AwardEducationCompleting a Master's degree in Learning, Learning Environments and Educational SystemsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ILUniversity of Turku

Zimmerer, RebekahEnvironmental ConservationMixed-Methods Study of the Similarities and Differences Between Finnish and U.S. Private Forest LandownersUniversity of Massachusetts, MAUniversity of Eastern Finland, Joensuu

Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching

A semester-long program for primary and secondary level educators

Howard, StephenScienceNot Just in Science Class: Developing a Global View of Sustainability Education Across the CurriculaMeadowdale Middle School, WAUniversity of Helsinki3 months, beginning January 2017

Larson, TiffanyEnglishSecond Language Acquisition: Does Finland Get Immigrant Students to the Finnish Line?El Dorado High School, CAUniversity of Jyväskylä5 months, beginning January 2017

Inter-Country Travel Grants

for short lecturing visits by U.S. Fulbright scholars based in another country to Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences

Information on awarded grants will be updated after selections have been made

Marchetti, CristiEducationLecture at the University of Jyväskylä, visit the Teacher Training School and meet with the university facultyLehighton Area School District, PACurrent Fulbright host and program: Queen's University Belfast, UK, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in TeachingUniversity of JyväskyläMay 2017

Olsen, JasonCommunicationsPresentation on topic: Disability and Employment – Current and Best Practices and meeting with the Finnish expert group on disabilityU.S. Department of Labour, D.C.Current Fulbright host and program: University of Ulster, UK, U.S. Fulbright Scholar ProgramNon-Discrimination Ombudsman, HelsinkiMay 2017

Total grantees for the Inter-Country Lecturing Program: 2

Fulbright Specialist Program

for short-term lecturing and professional collaboration visits by U.S. faculty and professionals to Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences

Information on awarded grants will be updated after selections have been made

Dahlman, AnneHigher EducationProviding consultation, academic pedagogical knowledge and engage in collaborative development and research with the Brahea Centre team Minnesota State University, Mankato, MNUniversity of Turku, Brahea Centre5 weeks, beginning May 2017

TOTAL NUMBER OF GRANTEES

Finnish grantees: 48U.S. grantees: 43Total: 91

The Fulbright Center

The Fulbright Center (the binational Fulbright Commission in Helsinki, Finland) is a service organization that specializes in cultural exchange between Finland and North America. The Center administers grant programs and provides advising, training and information services for students, researchers and working professionals. The year 2012 marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Fulbright agreement between Finland and the United States.

The Fulbright Center is an independent, private, not-for-profit organization funded by the Finnish, U.S. and Canadian governments, the Finland-America Educational Trust Fund founded by the U.S. and Finnish governments, and increasingly by private Finnish foundations and Finnish higher education institutions. 80 percent of the Fulbright Center funding comes from Finland. The Fulbright Center Board of Directors consists of eight members appointed by the Finnish Ministry of Education and the U.S. Embassy in Finland. The U.S. Ambassador to Finland serves as the Honorary Chair of the Board. The Fulbright Center team has six permanent staff members and additionally temporary employees, volunteers and interns throughout the year.